Stogumber railway station
Stogumber | |
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Station on heritage railway | |
General information | |
Location | Stogumber, Somerset England |
Coordinates | 51°07′39″N 3°16′20″W / 51.1274°N 3.2722°W |
Grid reference | ST110372 |
Operated by | West Somerset Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
Original company | West Somerset Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1862 | Opened |
1971 | Closed |
1978 | Opened in preservation |
Stogumber railway station is a
History
The station was first opened on 31 March 1862 when the West Somerset Railway was brought into use between Norton Junction and Watchet.[1] The small station building was put on the east side of the track and the platform on the west; access between the two was across a pedestrian level crossing. A loop line served a goods shed opposite the platform to the north of the station building.[2]
The railway was operated from the start by the
Description
The original stone-built station building is still in use on the east side of the line and is situated in gardens. The platform with its waiting shelters is on the west side of the line.[2]
The approach road is on the east side of the line and drops down to the road that passes beneath the line at the south end of the platform. A footpath from the south end of the platform leads down to join this road which leads to Stogumber itself, but a side road to the north by the old railway hotel passes through the smaller settlement of Kingswood, which is nestled below the railway line.[7]
Services
Trains run between Minehead and Bishops Lydeard at weekends and on some other days from March to October, daily during the late spring and summer, and on certain days during the winter.[8]
Preceding station | Heritage railways | Following station | ||
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Williton | West Somerset Railway | Crowcombe Heathfield |
References
- ^ a b MacDermot, E T (1931). History of the Great Western Railway. Vol. 2 (1863-1921) (1 ed.). London: Great Western Railway.
- ^ ISBN 1-904537-54-5.
- ^ ISBN 1-899889-20-5.
- ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- ISBN 1-874103-53-4.
- ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
- ^ Quantock Hills and Bridgwater, Ordnance Survey Explorer Map 140 (1:25,000 scale)
- ^ "Timetables". West Somerset Railway. 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.